Long-term unemployment in Köln
The long-term unemployment rate in Köln was 1.0% of the labour force in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Köln, 2025
1.0%u (Low reliability)
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
Germany, 2025
1.1%
Position in 2025
182nd of 233
Long-term unemployment in Köln over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Köln | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.0%u (low reliability) | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9%u (low reliability) | 1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0%u (low reliability) | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5%b (break in time series) | 1.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 1.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) | 1.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4%b (break in time series) | 2.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 2.9%b (break in time series) | 2.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 3.3%b (break in time series) | 3.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9%b (break in time series) | 5.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 4.9%b (break in time series) | 5.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 1.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 233 regions with data for 2025, Köln has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 1.1%.